I just kind of let it fall up under the radar and then but I'm I'm glad uh our sophomore board member brought it up. None of us were here 10 years ago and again it's not it's nothing to point the finger and it could be in my opinion it can be something that could and again I want to go by the spirit and the truth of our board policy. Does it say to present in front of the board or does it say to just submit to the board? They can submit here's our budget. Here it goes. submit it to us electronically or something. So, let me look into this a little bit more. Um, okay. And see if I can have something. I could be wrong about PTO and all of that, but I thought it encompass all of the outsides, but they are somehow linked to the district in some capacity.
Yeah. Yeah. I like that, too. All right. So, no hearing. No, you got one. I have one. Okay. No, let's hear. Yeah, maybe we like it better. Or we could combine utilize data driven recruitment strategies to address staffing needs effectively. Say it one more time. Utilize data-driven recruitment strategies to address staffing needs effectively. That's an important one. Well, the data driven part is is new. So what does that mean? What happened? Well, the data driven part is new. So, what does that what does that mean exactly? Like what what data data driven? Well, that's what we have. That's what we're the original one was use that urban recruitment strategies to identify and address gaps. That was from that that wasn't the administrators changed the data driven. I came up with that this one. Apparently, yeah, you're okay then. Okay. All right. Let's go to uh continue to offer ongoing highquality professional development tailored to the needs of the staff at all career stages.
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Um, last year I took my daughter, my oldest daughter, who was six at the time, to one of the library sessions about the plan. Um, she didn't get all the details, but she still remembers it and she remembers some of the lessons that she learned about cities um and housing and how we can better make space for each other. Um, I think that slow urban policy is a problem for cities all around the country. um and that we're facing ur urgent problems that need urgent solutions and so delaying the plan to match the slow timelines of other cities uh doesn't make sense to me. Um I think the plan is based on research and creative engagement about the best ways to grow cities for diverse populations. Um and I think it's really carefully communicated so that non-experts like me can understand. But that is not the same as simplistic.
All right. So um Councilman Cologne, do you have any questions for Miss Ley or Mr. Serenian? I do not. Miss Brisbane, do you? No, I do not. Mrs. Fernicola? No, I don't. Mr. Turk, no I don't. Mr. Callahan, I do not. Mr. Polo, no. And Mr. Luben? No, I All right. I also have no questions. Sir, you can come up to the microphone right here and say your name and address, please. Uh, Mr. Clark will take your information. John Tacini, 815 Rathton Road, Briel. Um my question is uh relates to block 6202 uh lot 3 which is the raften road property. Uh I would like to know if you believe that storm water runoff and uh motor vehicle traffic uh could have an impact as far as uh suitability uh and compatibility in the neighborhood. So, as it relates to storm water, um, as I indicated, the applicant must meet the stormwater regulations per D.
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Now, how does one know and I know that that's the language in the in the statute, but um can we go above that and notify the community uh or and all you know everybody without um a request just being proactive. We'll be happy to discuss that with legal and with uh with cabinet. I mean, anything we can do to make our school safer, we're happy to consider it. Um, some of the notification uh doesn't come through us. It comes through the police department or jurisdiction. So, I'd have to look into see if we can update the policy to talk about the 45day. Um, I don't I don't know at this point, but we're happy to look into that. So, as a as a district, if we can just take that extra measure of notifying community, um, if that's something that, um, we can do, um, I'd appreciate seeing it in the policy.
I mean, that would be good for like the end of the year stuff. Yeah. Um because, you know, that's what she's saying here. We're wrapping up. Yeah. End of the year. Yeah. Hey, this is what we did on this PTO night uh with a committee of the whole meeting and and it's and I think it's just the intent is checks and balances. Yeah, you using our you know what, but you've been uh I'm just throwing out there you've been at the Red for six years and what happened to I know we gave you a $10,000 check. What happened? I don't know if we're going to do all that. So So that's the question, right? So I guess where where I guess where if the district gave the the the PTO or the the group something Yeah. I guess I understand that. Yeah. But if the if the school district didn't all independent if they file in their corporate like say they're supposed to, you know, you know, file and everything if they're that is that I I is that is that can we do that?
I don't there's any needs changes for that. It's pretty any any comments? Okay. No, I'm just glad that's in there. Yeah. Let's Let's go to E. Expand opportunities for incentives in support of staff pursuing advanced degrees or certification. I put specialized credentials instead of certificates, but I don't know you folks in education know better. What did you call it? I I called it certifications. I know I'm sorry. I called it um credentials probably a certification. Specialized credentials I put versus and if it's you're probably right. I just again sometimes it's certification, sometimes it's credentials. So and and and micro batching is becoming an increasingly larger thing. So if you have something that is a broader bucket that is encouraging people to go in that direction. So we're good as it sits. Good. All right. Uh F uh review and refine recognition programs to celebrate staff achievements and contributions.
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Um, and I want to use the remainder of my time to reiterate some of the comments about um, not creating new subdists because I think that that could further delay some of the implementation of the reform that I think is really important for Ann. Thank you very much. Thank you. Hello. Hello. Uh, I'm Jim Swenson, live on Kimberly Road. I've actually lived in Ann Arbor since 1965. Okay. And so, uh, as you can see, I am for pausing the plan. Uh, and, uh, I didn't really find out about it until just the last few months. Uh, and so I don't know that it's really been widely discussed. I am concerned about number one, I think there is conflict of interest. it if there are a lot of real estate people on the planning commission. It kind of has a musky kind of smell to it of you know Doge uh you know Musk going in and and uh being in control of the agencies at the federal government that oversee his businesses.
Um, I know that, uh, this was a project that's been before the board as a single family residence. I know that the, um, board engineer has reviewed it. Um, they have, uh, provided information. Uh, and maybe Al can talk to this, but from my understanding, they have to meet this New Jersey D new regulations for their property. Um, and they have to meet the 100red-year storm for the storm water coming off of Route 35. So, I'm going to change my question perhaps. Do you accept that storm water runoff onto a neighboring property and motor vehicle traffic relate, we'll say, to suitability and compatibility? They they relate to developability and developable means that um they have to meet all outside agency requirements, rules and regulations. D would be one of them. And then as it relates to uh traffic, anything going on burrow owned roads or county owned roads have to meet their those ordinance requirements.
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Um but again, I'll send you um my recommendations and see where we can go from there. Sure. Glad to take any recommendations. We'll bring it back for a second read. Thank you. All right. Thanks, Mr. Walker. This brings us to action items. We are on 8.1, approval of fiscal year 2025, budget revision number three.
Can we ask them for that? I mean because they're using our name. Well, what if they're not using your name? What if I think they are? It's the PTO of creep 2011U, right? It's the booster club of creep. Oh, so meaning if like if you have the uh what is it here? ELC Cubs Cubs. What's their baby? They use an art. So if they if if the PTO here like they had a sign out front said that they cancelled till next week. If they're the uh early learning center Cubs, is that kind of what you're getting at? If they're the early learning center cub PTO parent. No, but they the PTO of crepe molding 2011U, right? Yeah, there's there's each school has each school has but but it still say we are Talala PTO of Cremon School District and our concept. Right. So then are you asking for everything because then you're going to have all of the sports boosters that say Cremon band boosters.
I think that's pretty basic, right? It sounds like we're not doing it well, right? So we're having to start a new track which we may not be doing well. I need to do that. Then instead of refine, we could put enhance review and enhance recognition programs to celebrate staff. Yeah. Yeah, that sounds more like it's being done. G provide competitive salaries benefits to attract and retain high performing staff. I like the sound. You like the sound? Yeah. All right. And H, establish opportunities for staff to assume leadership roles and engage in professional development that builds their capacity for future advancement. Yeah, that's continues to build. Say that again. Say that again. in there continues to build. So everything that continues continues to build their capacity for that continues to build your capacity for future development. That continues to build you. Yeah. Anything more on board six on board six development?
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And so I think the plan should really be paused. I think there is room for you know for us to increase density somewhat in Ann Arbor. I've lived here since 1965. I can tell you the skyscrapers have been going up, but the prices are not coming down. I jumped on uh um one of those websites looking at costs of apartments and things and see, you know, like one-bedroom apartments cost half a million, $500,000. Three-bedroom apartment in downtown Ann Arbor, $1.5 million. It was like 800, 900 ft², something like that. And these are sort of New York prices. And so and then also I've watched some videos about what's happened at Seattle and some other places where the upscaling has just led to higher and higher prices. And so for whatever reason it appears and there are some academic papers that uh supply and demand do not necessarily work in the economic 101 uh way that we expect it to in cities like Ann Arbor, high price cities.
So the answer is yes. Storm water runoff. Thank you. Yes. You are familiar with the property. You've seen the property. I'm going to ask that this be marked for the uh record. Sure. We'll mark it. We'll mark it as P1 public one. Can you just tell us what it is? I've provided copies to the board and I'll show to the planner this photograph I represent to you that it shows storm water fairly and accurately. shows storm water flowing from lot three onto lot two. This is a fence belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Coil who are adjacent. They own lot two. You accept that? I I it's not my responsibility to accept it. But you do not know that I've not been in that site and I'm taking if you're providing testimony. I think you have to be sworn in. I'm just asking. Do you know?
We also have our years of service awards. If you could just bear with me, we have Miss Gail. She's here. Miss Gale. Miss Gale is receiving an award in appreciation of 10 years of service at Continental School District. So, Miss Gail, thank you for your dedication, for your years of service, for keeping our students safe out on the playground and coming day in and day out to make sure that our kids are doing what needs to be done. And we just appreciate you so much. So, thank you. Thank you. I just have to add I've been supervisor for seven of those 10 years and she's always backed all my crazy ideas on the playground like adding lots of free floating things and supported that all the time and letting the kids talk in the cafeteria be loud and she's always made the changes. um anything for the kids she's always willing to to do.